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Rio's Drug Lords Are Banning Weed Near Schools — And They'll Shoot You If You Don't Like It
When traffickers start caring more about kids' education than the government does, you know shit's fu**ed.
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The grammar of walls, wheels, and rebellion.
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The Economy of Stunts: When Culture Leaves No Trace
Prada and Red Bull prove again that spectacle is easy—community is harder. Watch the aesthetic gentrification of sport.
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Funk on Trial: Brazil’s War Against Its Own Soundtrack
Politicians want to criminalize baile funk. Young Black artists say it’s not just about music—it’s about erasing an entire culture.
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From Brasília to the Amazon, the Coup Crowd Runs With the Cartel
Congress wants to pardon “innocent patriots.” But inside the mob were men taking orders from Brazil’s biggest criminal faction.
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SpaceX Cocaine: Elon Musk’s Most On-Brand Launch Yet
When SpaceX joins Gucci, Ronaldo, and Hello Kitty in the narco-branding hall of fame, satire writes itself.
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Carreta Furacão: Brazil’s Meme Truck of Chaos and Joy
A truck, some dollar-store superhero suits, and pure chaotic energy—inside Brazil’s strangest pop-cultural export.
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Mushrooms, Money, and Memory: Brazil’s Psychedelic Dilemma
From sacred forest remedies to multimillion-real farms and global wellness hype, psilocybin sits at the fault line of Indigenous knowledge, capitalist rebranding, and Brazil’s war on drugs.
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Your Food, Their Blood: The Hidden Violence of the Delivery Economy
The death of a delivery worker has exposed the brutal reality of Brazil's gig economy – where refusing to climb stairs can cost you your life.
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Gangsters in Gucci, Gasoline in Methanol
Inside the PCC’s billion-dollar fuel empire that turned gas stations, fintechs, and hedge funds into a laundering machine.
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The Turnstile Wardrobe: How Brazil’s Public Transport Dictates Everyday Fashion
Between sweat, steel, and silence, Brazilian fashion is forged not on the runway but on the bus aisle.
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From Ministry Stage to Mugshot: When the Word Isn’t Enough
Elisa Lucinda called funk a triumph over violence. But the state called Poze a criminal anyway.
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O Rapa vs. The People: The Order of the Streets
From slavery’s aftershocks to police sweeps, Rio’s vendors have turned survival into a public act of defiance.